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NBA Rookies To Target for Fantasy Basketball Drafts
Taking a rookie early rarely works out in fantasy basketball. Everyone wants to play with the shiny new toy. Everyone wants to be the guy that says, "I believed in Player A because I took him in Round X". That's why people draft rookies way too high almost every year in fantasy basketball. With all... Read More
Jerami Grant: 2019-20 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper
While it seemed that the sky was falling for half of the contenders in the Western Conference this offseason, the Denver Nuggets remained steady with a couple of offseason moves. One of them was resigning Jamal Murray to a massive extension, but the other was more under the radar as they traded for Jerami Grant... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Draft Busts: Centers
A key part of doing a fantasy draft is avoiding players who find themselves in a bad situation. The wrong pick can completely tank your season. Today, let's talk about some potential busts at the center position. For whatever reason -- be it talent, opportunity, or some combination of those two things -- these are... Read More
Cedi Osman: 2019-20 Fantasy Basketball Sleeper
In just two short seasons, Cedi Osman has certainly experienced the highs and lows of NBA basketball. His rookie campaign was spent mostly on the bench as LeBron James dragged the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Finals. Year 2 saw Osman replace James in the starting lineup, affording him ample opportunity to show off his game.... Read More
Overvalued Fantasy Basketball Draft Picks - Yahoo ADPs
Are you in a league where some of your rivals use the Yahoo default rankings to help them out while they draft? If so, here's how you can use that against them to gain advantage and dodge some bullets with players who are overvalued on Yahoo. Creating quality rankings ahead of each NBA season is... Read More
RotoBaller's Fantasy Basketball Mock Draft: Round-By-Round Recap
The most important part of fantasy sports is arguably the part where you draft players. With the NBA season right around the corner, RotoBaller's team of NBA writers got together and got down to business with our annual mock draft. Twelve writers went through a slow mock draft through Fantrax. Let’s dive into the results!Featured Promo:... Read More
The Grass Isn't Greener: NBA Player's Who'll Struggle In New Places
Free agency can be a great opportunity for players to find new homes that mesh with their playing styles and help them achieve their potential. But it can also be a chance for players to think they're doing that and then wind up in a bad situation where they're unable to find NBA success. This... Read More
The Grass Is Greener: NBA Player's Who'll Succeed In New Places
Free agency in the NBA is the wildest free agency in sports, which means that a ton of players have switched teams this year. Some of those players are stars and are going to be successful in their new digs. This article isn't about those players. I don't need to write Kyrie Irving is gonna be good... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Block Specialists - Draft Targets
Finding shot blockers in fantasy basketball is sometimes like trying to get your hands on those buttery crab legs at your neighborhood Chinese buffet. Once some are available, they are usually gone before you can leave your table, or in this case, before you can open your fantasy platform app. Since the beginning of fantasy... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Busts: Point Guards
Point guard is the deepest position in fantasy basketball. It’s so deep that you can find a high-upside guy like JA Morant in the middle rounds and reliable guys like Jeff Teague or Derrick Rose in the later rounds of drafts. It’s so deep that you can find yourself ending up with a stud like... Read More
The 2019-20 Don't Draft List for Fantasy Basketball
Every year “Do Not Draft Lists” are published and people are often thrown by the title. For this articles purposes there are a few things to remember: First, “Do not draft” means not that you absolutely should not own that player, but more along the lines of do not draft them at their current average... Read More
Enough Already: Third-Year NBA Players To Give Up On
Promise. It's become a bad word in sports at this point, because we so often use it to justify why we're still holding out hope for certain players who just haven't put it all together yet. At some point, you have to admit that promise isn't going to be fulfilled. A player's third season is... Read More
Justin Carter's Late-Round Draft Values (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. With the fantasy basketball season just around the corner, it's time to ramp up your preseason draft prep, which is why RotoBaller is here to help! Today, let's look at players who are currently being drafted in the 10th round or later in 12-team... Read More
Second-Year NBA Players Who Won't Breakout
An NBA player's second season can be a big time when it comes to breaking out. Year One is about learning the game, and that second time around is when we often start to see a player show what they can become. It can also be a time when players who struggled as rookies continue... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Steal Specialists - Draft Targets
Of the two defensive categories in mainstream fantasy basketball, steals are a bit more readily available as opposed to its counterpart, blocks. This stat is usually found in backcourt players and even with more athletic forwards. There have even been legendary centers such as David Robinson or Hakeem Olajuwon who often were amongst the league... Read More
Fantasy Basketball Division Preview Series: Pacific
Welcome to the first of six articles in our division preview series for the 2019-2020 NBA season. I'll be breaking down each team in the NBA and answering some key questions about those teams that will affect the fantasy value of the players on those teams. We'll be starting with the most exciting division in... Read More
Standard League Nine-Category Specialists (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. How does the saying go again? Your team is only as strong as your weakest player? Sometimes your weakest player can be just as strong as the rest of your team if you know where their value lies and this is what turns a... Read More
Trevor Crippen's Must-Have Late Round Picks (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. The old adage is that you don't win your leagues in the first few rounds, but you certainly can lose them. While I don't agree with that -- you can absolutely win a league with a first round pick who breaks out as big... Read More
Dicky Fung's 2018 NBA All-Undervalued List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. It’s that time of the year! Let’s rejoice together as we go through the emotional roller coaster that we call Fantasy Basketball. Oh yeah, it’s going be rocky, it’s going to be bumpy, and there’s going to be highs and lows checking those box... Read More
Brad Leibfried's NBA Draft Sleepers List (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Oh, the fantasy basketball sleeper. It is a term that is often discussed and heavily debated. What makes a sleeper a sleeper, and when do they cross over the threshold from sleeper to overvalued. For me, the term sleeper just means a savvy draft pick who could... Read More
NBA Punt Guide: How to Punt Categories
Welcome to fantasy draft season for the 2018-19 NBA season! It's time to start thinking about how you're going to win your league this year. RotoBaller will be here with rankings, sleepers, players to avoid, and much more. Before we dive too deep into individual players, though, let's take a step back and look at... Read More
Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: FT% Primer (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. Updated 10/11 12:11 PM. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here. Today we'll be looking at punting the category of free throw percentage. Introduction Punt FT% was the first punt strategy to really go mainstream, as... Read More
Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: Points Primer (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here. Today we'll be looking at punting the category of free throw percentage. I mentioned in my preview piece that punt points is probably the easiest punt strategy to have success... Read More
Kent Shen's 2018 Punt Guide: FG% Primer (Premium Content)
All other Premium Tools can be accessed on the premium dashboard. For a primer on punting, check out the RotoBaller NBA Punt Guide, beginning here. Today we'll be looking at punting the category of field goal percentage. Punt FG% is definitely one of my favorite strategies, one that I have been all too happy to... Read More
Dinos' New Claw - Reactions To The Kawhi Leonard Trade
The dust on the Kawhi Leonard situation has finally settled with the former Finals MVP and Defensive Player of the Year moving north to the Raptors along with veteran 3-and-D man Danny Green for a package of DeMar DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl and a protected 2019 first-round pick (protected for 1-20). There's a lot to unwind... Read More
My Fantasy NBA Team is Mediocre, How Do I Attack the Throne!?
The holiday season is upon us, and first off all, to all of you reading this I hope you had a Merry Christmas and a great Happy New Year! Now let's get down to business. My goal here is to help all of you do your best and go the furthest in your NBA Fantasy... Read More
My Fantasy NBA Team is Struggling, What Should I Do!?
We are nearly at the 50-yard line of the fantasy NBA regular season and it's becoming more and more clear who did a good job drafting in the beginning of autumn and who hasn't had such luck. If you hit a rough stride and need some help scraping your team from the bottom of the fantasy... Read More
Jahlil Okafor Unchained! What Does it Mean for Fantasy Owners?
Jahlil Okafor has finally been released from his Philadelphia nightmare and is on his way to join the Brooklyn Nets. Along with Okafor, the 76ers sent Nik Stauskas and a 2019 second-round pick for veteran forward Trevor Booker. Many analysts see this as a win-win move for both teams. But we're not here to ponder over how... Read More
How To Punt Categories in Fantasy Basketball (2017 Edition)
Welcome to fantasy draft season for the 2017-18 NBA season! It's time to start thinking about how you're going to win your league this year. RotoBaller will be here with rankings, sleepers, players to avoid, and much more. Before we dive too deep into individual players, though, let's take a step back and look at... Read More
